Georgia will have new ambassadors to Germany, UN Office in Geneva
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The Georgian Foreign Ministry has introduced two new diplomats to represent the country in Germany and the United Nations Office and other international organisations in Geneva.
Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili has already signed a decree to introduce the candidates to President Giorgi Margvelashvili for his final approval for their appointment.
Margvelashvili will meet the ambassadorial candidates today.
Victor Dolidze was nominated as Georgia's Permanent Representative to the U Office and other international organisations in Geneva. Photo: State Ministry for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration
Georgia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Office and other international organisations in Geneva will be Victor Dolidze, a career diplomat who has served as Georgia’s State Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration from 2016 to the present.
Dolidze became a member of Georgia’s eighth parliament in 2012. He chaired the committee of European integration.
Prior to his political career in 2005-2009, he was Georgia’s Ambassador to Austria and Hungary and Georgia’s Permanent Representative to OSCE and other international organisations in Vienna.
Elguja Khokrishvili was nominated as Georgia's Ambassador to Germany. Photo: Government's press office
Georgia’s new Ambassador to Germany will be Elguja Khokrishvili.
In 2014-2015, he served as Georgia’s Minister of Regional Development and Infrastructure, and then Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Protection.
Currently, Khokrishvili is a senior adviser at the Georgian Embassy in Germany. He has a rich experience of academic activities in Germany.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry has introduced nine new ambassadorial candidates to represent the country in Switzerland, Spain, Norway, Belarus, Qatar, Argentina, Indonesia, Ethiopia and the South African Republic.
Georgia has appointed six new ambassadors to represent the country in Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Brazil, Australia and Malaysia.
Georgia has three new ambassadors to represent the country in three foreign nations. Georgia's President today signed a document, appointing new Georgian Ambassadors to Canada, Kazakhstan and Korea.
President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili has appointed ex-Deputy Foreign Minister Gigi Gigiadze as the country’s new Ambassador to Denmark.
The Georgian ambassadors to NATO and Geneva will exchange their positions. The new Ambassador of Georgia to the UN Office in Geneva will be Alexandre Maisuradze, while Victor Dolidze will serve as the Ambassador of Georgia in NATO.